Leite

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld Norse leiti ← Proto-Germanic *hliþą ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- →
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Meanings

proper nounLeite (plural Leites)

plural Leites

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱley-“to lean, slope”
  2. Proto-Germanic*hliþą
  3. Old Norseleiti“hill”
  4. EnglishLeite

* As a German surname, from the female personal name Aleite, shortened from the name Adelheid. * As a Norwegian surname, from the name of several farmsteads in Norway, from Old Norse leiti (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean, slope”). * As a Portuguese surname, from the noun leite (“milk”).

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APA

Leite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leite

MLA

“Leite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Leite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Leite.

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